Special Assistant,

Summary This position is located in the Office of Congressional Public Affairs (CPA), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). OCEO provides overall leadership, guidance and coordination to MCC staff and operations. Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-11, MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 4C which is generally equal to GS-11. Responsibilities Serves as a special assistant to the CPA senior leadership, performing a variety of confidential and special assignments. Manages the department budget, financial analysis and management of all funds, long-range strategic resource planning, contract management, department task tracking, staffing actions, vacancy control and personnel administrative matters. Supports department priorities; manage trackers for department/division projects/tasks Serves as primary COR for CPA contracts. Serves as liaison with HR and with individual CPA managers and supervisors to ensure information and actions needed for strategic staffing. Advises managers on personnel procedures, and practices and the steps necessary to initiate personnel actions; works closely with HR to ensure CPA managers and supervisors are kept informed and up-to-date concerning requests. Develops and provides reports, analyses and responses to inquiries concerning a variety of administrative issues, e.g., staffing, FTE's, training, award funding, personnel and data that is highly confidential; and organizes CPA's quarterly budget reviews and ad hoc reviews as requested. Provides advice, counsel and instructions to team member(s) on technical work matters, provides on-the-job training and recommends training courses and other development opportunities to meet employee and unit needs. May approve leave for short periods of time. Serves as timekeeper, drafts and proofreads correspondence, manages the VP and/or DVP calendars, schedules meetings and briefings, and travel, coordinates office moves and establishes new employee workstations, etc. Performs other related duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Selective Placement Factor (Screen out): Applicant must have FAC- COR II. (Please include this information in your resume). (Applicant who do not meet this requirement will not receive further consideration). To qualify for Pay Band 4C applicants must meet the following: Qualifying experience for Pay Band 4C includes one year of specialized experience (comparable to the Pay Band 5 or GS-9 or equivalent non-federal experience), which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, examples of specialized experience are: performing confidential and special assignments for senior executives; preparing briefings, background materials and related items for meetings, conferences, or other events/opportunities; planning executive travel, including itinerary development, administrative and logistical items (visas, hotel booking, etc.), scheduling briefing materials, and interagency and intergovernmental coordination; maintaining electronic calendar and contact databases; preparing daily briefing books; scheduling appointments, meetings, and conferences for the senior staff; using automated systems and databases (i.e. Microsoft Office products, SharePoint, case management system) to schedule meetings, create presentations and maintain case files; and responding to, initiating and editing executive communications, reports and documents for the senior staff approval. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application OR Applicants may qualify based on substitution of education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR, 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR, LL.M., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to MCC Pay Band 5 or GS- 9 to be eligible for Pay Band MC- 4C. Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience. A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors: The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position. The selectee's overall experience in a particular area. The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience. MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure ( Education Additional Information RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION BONUS may be authorized for this position. If you are not a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Recruitment bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to sign a service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments. If you are a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Relocation bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to sign a service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments. Selectee may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. "The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower level, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position." Qualifications by Closing Date: You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification. Pay: Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualifications, education, experience, training, and availability of funds. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. If you are eligible for CTAPICTAP, you must provide a copy of your latest performance appraisal including your official rating. Selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower pay band level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level, nor is the promise of promotion implied. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. Applicants must include their own documented examples of the required experience in their resume. Applicants who copy the duties section of this announcement into their resume as their current experience will be disqualified. Selectee may be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450). Probationary/Trial Period: You may be required to serve a one-year probationary/trial period. Government Travel Card - You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government contractor issued travel card to be used for official business.